Ora et Labora

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For 29 July 2020, Memorial of St. Martha, based on Luke 10:38-42

Jesus entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”


Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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About Sr. Merete Ruud-Christensen OP

Sr. Merete is a Dominican Nun in the Monastery of Dax, France. She entered the monastery of Oslo in 1991, made solemn profession in 1997, and moved to Dax in 2000, with three years as prioress in Langeac in Auvergne along the way.